For Hopewell, Friday’s matchup with Aliquippa represents the opportunity to accomplish one of the goals it set at the beginning of the season.

When the subject was first broached, Darnell Washington hesitated to express he would ever suggest he knew before the snap that a pass would be thrown his way.

It wasn’t long ago when Beto Ydrach stepped into a ball in the fifth round of penalties in Tulsa, Okla., last November, one that found the back of the net to send the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to victory over the Scissortails and the club’s first USL Championship title.

As the defending WPIAL Class 2A boys cross country champion, Jonah Montagnese understood he was the hunted.

Jared Verse probably isn’t a subscriber to Cameron Heyward’s podcast nowadays, not after the Cleveland Browns edge rusher fired back in a war of words between the defensive ends.

Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus says his office will need about $33 million to operate in 2027, significantly more than the $25.5 million included in the county’s preliminary budget.

The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t ease Ben Kindel back into the lineup Thursday after activating him from injured reserve following a vasovagal episode that briefly hospitalized him.

Fox Chapel freshman Charles Portis came in at quarterback for a cramping Gianni Fusaro and faced fourth-and-2 with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game.

Thursday night’s matchup between Class 6A No. 1 Central Catholic and No. 2 Hempfield to decide the conference title wasn’t a typical start for this Vikings juggernaut.

June Jones, the cutting-edge coach who brought the run-and-shoot offense to Hawaii and led the Rainbow Warriors to their greatest era and an undefeated regular season that catapulted them all the way to the Sugar Bowl, died on Thursday. He was 73.

The Belle Vernon boys soccer team charged right at defending champion Deer Lakes on Thursday and never let up.

Logan Plichta forgot about last year, at least during the 15-second window he had to take his penalty shot.

State legislators got a firsthand look at the challenges facing local emergency service providers during a hearing this month in Murrysville, as one legislator’s bill to help meet those challenges has been stuck in a House committee for more than year.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes, Josh Jacobs scored twice and the Green Bay Packers withstood three turnovers to beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday night.

Freshman Zoe Bell scored the winning goal five minutes into overtime as top-seeded Penn-Trafford won 4-3 to fend off an upset bid from No. 8 Hampton in the Class 3A girls soccer quarterfinals Thursday night.

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Justice Department has issued subpoenas to California officials in an escalation of its scrutiny of local election administration.

Pitt linebacker and Aliquippa alum Cam Lindsey is out for the remainder of the season because of an injury, coach Pat Narduzzi announced Thursday.

A West Deer man is headed to court to face his 10th DUI charge.

High school football season enters Week 10 in Western Pennsylvania. Here are four players to watch this weekend:

MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Should social media posts disqualify New York’s attorney general from leading a criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University?

Local policymakers, university officials and philanthropists on Thursday announced millions of dollars in new funding to increase childcare and out-of-school time slots as part of Allegheny County’s Forward with Families initiative.

The U.S. military denied Iran’s claim on Thursday that it captured an American drone near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran also said that three tankers struck mines and caught fire while attempting to exit the strait through an unauthorized route.

A West Mifflin man was arrested Thursday on dozens of child pornography charges — counts similar to those that sent him to federal prison five years ago.

The first shipments of contaminated soil have left a former nuclear waste dump in Parks Township, headed eventually for permanent disposal in Utah.

RICHMOND, Va. — A shooting Thursday just outside the Republican Party of Virginia offices in Richmond had nothing to do with the upcoming midterm elections, police said.